AMD EPYC 7443 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7443 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7443

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7443

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm+ vs 14 nm
64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2380 vs 2316
8.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 71156 vs 8237

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+ vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2380 vs 2316
PassMark - CPU mark	71156 vs 8237

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

4.4x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7443
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2380

2316

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

71156

8237

Name	AMD EPYC 7443	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2380	2316
PassMark - CPU mark	71156	8237
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4423
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		14711

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7443	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$2010
OPN PIB	100-100000340WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000340
Place in performance rating	285	284
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		E3-1260LV5
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.85 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	165-200 Watt
Socket Count	2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot